by Elena dal Friuli

Created on: November 27, 2009   Last Updated: June 07, 2011

You carefully choose a gift to give during a holiday, a birthday, or any other occasion. You anticipate the look on their faces as they tear open the wrapping paper, the smiles and giggles or laughter that the gift will generate.

Whether the gifts are bulky or small, expensive or not, part of the fun is wrapping them in your own special way. The good news is that this can be done very inexpensively.

Following are some inexpensive wrapping ideas for those special gifts.

Newspaper Wrapping

This type of wrapping will work great for gifts of all sizes, as the pages can be taped together to form even extra large wrapping for extra large items.

My children's grandmother began wrapping in newspaper when finances were tight, but made it her signature wrapping even when her financial situation improved. When the children saw a newspaper wrapped gift, they knew it was from her.

To begin, you will need to procure newspapers. If you receive daily newspapers at home, start saving them. If not, most offices receive newspapers. If they don't keep them, ask if you may take them home and collect as many as you think you will need for your wrapping needs.

Make it personal. 

If the recipient of the gift is all about stocks and bonds and trading on the market, use the financial pages. Perhaps, you may even want to use the Financial Times newspaper. With its pink tint, it is sure to catch the attention of the receiver.

If the gift is for a bookworm, use the book reviews pages. Most major newspapers have this section that will work perfectly for your gift.

The cook for the family is surely to enjoy a wrapping that will add to the recipe collection already on hand.

The comic pages will do great wrapping for all ages. If the recipient has a favorite comic strip, make sure that the particular strip is strategically placed on the top of the gift, so it may be cut out and kept if he/she so chooses.

Newspaper Roll Wrapping

This is the perfect gift wrapping idea for all the artists out there. It will work great for small to semi-large gifts.

Most towns have a local newspaper. Stop by there and ask if you can have the leftover newspaper roll. It is a roll of off white paper about 27 inches long and they will generally part with it at no cost to you.

After cutting enough paper to wrap the present with, let your imagination and creativity take over.

You can paint or draw your favorite pictures, landscapes, etc. or you can use a theme that the recipient will enjoy. Use one single design,

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